Houten, The Netherlands / Marquette, MI (PRWEB) October 24, 2012Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., a leader in innovative medical devices, announces the successful implantation of 2,000 NuNec Cervical Disc Arthroplasty implants in the EMEA markets. NuNec is the first PEEK (PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer by Invibio®) cervical disc replacement (CDR) launched in Europe. The first NuNec implantation in […]
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Medtronic Introduces ANCHOR FS Facet Fixation System
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced today the latest addition to their minimally invasive spinal fusion portfolio at the 27th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Dallas.The ANCHOR FS(TM) Facet Fixation System is a minimally invasive posterior screw system used […]
ulrich medical USA™ Releases New Spinal Implants
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — ulrich medical USA, Inc., today announced the U.S. market release of the pezo® PEEK cage implant family for both the posterior (pezo-P and pezo-T) and anterior approaches (pezo-A) for lumbosacral interbody fusion. “We are very excited to release our new family of interbody cages. The German-designed pezosystem […]
Medtronic Fortifies Spinal Interbody Portfolio
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Oct. 23, 2012- Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) the world leader in spinal technology announced today key additions to reinforce its posterior degenerative interbody portfolio. These new technologies expand the company`s broad innovative offerings for both open and minimally invasive procedural solutions. The launch features the addition of posterior interbody devices that expand, rotate, […]
AMEDICA Announces Poster Presentation Highlighting Benefits of Silicon Nitride Biomaterial at the 2012 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — AMEDICA Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, is pleased to announce that Alpesh Patel, M.D., Associate Professor in the Division of Spine Surgery at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, will present a poster at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual […]
Aesculap Implant Systems to Debut New ArcadiusXP™ L Stand Alone Interbody Device
CENTER VALLEY, PA. — On October 24, 2012,Aesculap Implant Systems will debut the ArcadiusXP L Stand alone Interbody Device for ALIF procedures during the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting being held in Dallas, Texas. The ArcadiusXP L is a stand alone ALIF device that features a Plasmapore®XPcoating, an osteoconductive pure Titanium porous coating […]
Precision Spine(TM) Plans to Introduce Three New Products at North American Spine Society Meeting in Dallas
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Precision Spine announced that it will be attending the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27th Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas during October 24-26, 2012. This event marks the first time Precision Spine will be exhibiting at a NASS Annual Meeting, having acquired Spinal USA earlier this year.Precision […]
Captiva Spine’s Towerlox™ Minimally Pedicle Screw receives clearance from the FDA
The TowerLOX Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery System was developed by Captiva Spine, in collaboration with spine surgeons and industry experts, to provide simple and intuitive function in a cannulated pedicle screw, tower and rod delivery system.The TowerLOX™ system is complemented with a proprietary rod delivery system, PivoRod™, that allows the surgeon ultimate control during percutaneous […]
Nexxt Spine Announces Launch of New Website
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexxt Spine, a leading manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instrumentation, is pleased to announce that it has launched its new, improved website as of Monday, October 8, 2012. The website features all of the capabilities and much of the content of its predecessor, while incorporating a number of significant improvements to meet the […]
Paradigm Spine Announces U.S. FDA PMA Approval Of Its Landmark Coflex® Interlaminar Technology
NEW YORK, OCT. 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Paradigm Spine LLC, a provider of innovative spinal implant technologies, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted a Premarket Approval (“PMA”) Order for coflex®, a minimally invasive, Motion Preserving Interlaminar Stabilization™ device for the treatment of Moderate To Severe Stenosis With Or Without Back […]
Brian McCollum to Lead Orthofix Spine Global Business Unit
LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Orthofix International N.V., (NAS: OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has promoted Brian McCollum to President of the Spine Global Business Unit. Mr. McCollum will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer through November 10, 2012.During his 11 year tenure with Orthofix, Mr. McCollum has served in various operational […]
Stryker can’t dodge lawsuit over experimental metal-on-metal spinal disc
A Pennsylvania court dismisses most of the claims against orthopedic devices maker Stryker in a patient injury lawsuit over the CerviCore artificial disc implants, but the case will move forward with allegations of negligence. Medical devices maker Stryker (NYSE:SYK) wasn’t able to dodge all of the claims in a patient injury lawsuit over its CerviCore […]
Osseon® Therapeutics’ New Product Accelerates Growth
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 –/PRNewswire/ — Osseon Therapeutics, Inc. is gearing up for growth as European sales now account for over 40% of sales since new product introductions in Europe.Osseon’s newest product, the Osseoflex® SB, represents the first technological advance in vertebral augmentation devices in years. The Osseoflex SB steerable bone tamp, introduced […]
Spinal devices maker NuVasive’s chickens come home to roost
It’s funny how decisions you once make may come back to haunt you.That bitter medicine is what NuVasive(NASDAQ: NUVA), once an upstart in the medical world and maker of spinal products, and now a larger player, has been tasting.Last week, investors punished the stock of the San Diego company, taking away a third of its […]
Medtronic’s $816 Million Bet on China Kanghui
Medtronic, Inc. is placing an $816 million bet on the Chinese orthopedic market by acquiring Chinese orthopedics company, China Kanghui Holdings, for cash.Omar Ishrak, Medtronic’s CEO, announced that he pulled the trigger on Medtronic’s biggest acquisition since he took charge at the company last year after the markets closed on September 27. He had been […]
TranS1 Inc. Announces Distribution Agreement in China
WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TranS1 Inc. (Nasdaq:TSON), a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region, announced today the signing of a distribution agreement with Beijing Jiade Sunshine (“Jiade”).The distribution agreement covers the sale of AxiaLIF® products […]
Medtronic Launches BRYANR Cervical Disc with ACD Instrument Set
MEMPHIS, TENN. – October 8, 2012 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced it has initiated the commercial introduction in the United States of the ACD Instrument Set, a brand new set of instruments that can be used to insert the clinically proven BRYANR Cervical Disc. The BRYANR Disc was FDA approved in 2009 for […]
Spinal Surgery Company To Give Tissue Proceeds To Charity
When a California company developed a product to be used in spinal fusion surgeries, the firm’s president said he knew it faced a new “ethical dilemma,” even noting a recent NPR news investigation questioning the high profits some firms were making from donated human tissue.Spinal Elements, a small and growing company, had long made plates, […]
Amedica Names Distinguished Orthopaedic Executive Eric K. Olson to Board of Directors
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, announced today that its Board of Directors unanimously elected Eric K. Olson, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to its Board of Directors.Mr. Olson has been instrumental in the development and expansion of sales and marketing for […]
NuVasive sees third quarter revenue below expectations
The company said “an unusually high” number of customers turned to competitors and it also faced pressure since many surgeon customers complained of increased delays and denials from insurance payers.”(The spine surgery market) is pretty competitive and NuVasive has always relied on taking away market share away from Medtronic Inc,” Northland Securities analyst Suraj Kalia […]
Pinnacle Spine Group Announces FDA Approval for the InFill® Direct Lateral System
Dallas, Tx (PRWEB) October 02, 2012Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC, (“Pinnacle”) a Dallas, Texas-based company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets spinal implants and instruments, announces the FDA approval and market availability of its patented InFill® System for direct lateral spinal fusion procedures in treatment of various spinal pathologies. The System consists of the InFill® Interbody […]
Amedica Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For A Second Generation Interbody Fusion Device System
SALT LAKE CITY, SEPT. 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to legally market a second generation family of cervical and lumbar interbody fusion devices (IBF) manufactured with the company’s proprietary Silicon Nitride biomaterial. […]
Medtronic buys Chinese orthopedics company, its first Chinese acquisition, for $755 million
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced late Thursday that it is buying a Chinese orthopedics company marking the company’s first acquisition in that populous Asian nation.The Minnesota medical device maker said that it is buying China Kanghui Holdings for $816 million in cash but excluding Kangui’s cash the transaction is worth $755 million. Kangui trades on the New York […]
Alphatec buys Phygen assets for $15 million
Alphatec Holdings Inc.’s board has approved plans to buy certain assets of Phygen LLC, a spinal implant manufacturer based in Irvine, for $15.2 million in stock and cash. Carlsbad-based Alphatec Holdings (Nasdaq: ATEC), which owns Alphatec Spine Inc., on Aug. 7 signed a letter of intent to buy the Phygen assets. “Since becoming CEO of […]
B. Braun serves as gold sponsor of AdvaMed 2012: The MedTech Conference
Bethlehem, Pa. (PRWEB) September 26, 2012B. Braun OEM Division will serve as a gold sponsor at this year’s AdvaMed Annual Conference, which will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, October 1-3.Products displayed in B. Braun’s booth (#329) will represent innovations from its hospital care portfolio and will highlight the company’s contract manufacturing […]
Precision Spine(TM) Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for ReForm(TM) Pedicle Screw System
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sep 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Precision Spine, Inc. announces that it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA on August 8, 2012 for the ReForm Pedicle Screw System.The ReForm Pedicle Screw System is intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients as an adjunct to fusion in the […]
TransCorp Spine Lauches Spineport at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Ada, Michigan – September 24, 2012– TransCorp Spine made its debut in Miami Beach, Forida at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) showcasing its main product line, the SpinePort MIS Access System. The SpinePort system assists sugeons in performing the TransCorporeal MicroDecompression procedure in the cervical spine. “This […]